IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 300-06
April 11, 2006
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DoD Identifies Marine Casualties
The Department of Defense announced today the death of two
Marines who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Lance Cpl. Bryan N. Taylor, 20, of Milford, Ohio, died April 6
after being shot by an Iraqi Army soldier on a coalition base near Al Qaim,
Iraq. He was assigned to the 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
The incident is currently under investigation.
Cpl. Richard P. Waller, 22, of Fort Worth, Texas, died April 7
from wounds received while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar
province, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment,
I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.